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Fuzz Buzz, P.11 * Free Will, P.27 * AB Crepes, P.30 cascadia REPORTING FROM THE HEART OF CASCADIA WHATCOM SKAGIT ISLAND LOWER B.C. {05.23.12}{#21}{V.07}{FREE} RIGHTEOUS REVELRY YOUR MEMORIAL WEEKEND SOUNDTRACK, P.18 Mountain Runners: Inside Ski to Sea’s gnarly predecessor, P.14 The Gristle: The algebra of reconveyance, take two, P.6 :: Briseis: A new twist on an old war, P.15 30 30 The art of nature will be cascadia FOOD on display in the peony fields of Full Bloom Farm 24 May 26-27 as part of the B-BOARD expansive Lummi Island A glance at what’s happening this week Studio Tour 22 22 FILM FILM WORDS WORDS Ski to Sea Book Sale: 10am-6pm, Bellingham Ski to Sea Book Sale: 10am-6pm, Bellingham 18 Public Library Public Library Stacey Levine: 6:30pm, SMATE Building, WWU Mark Sundeen, Daniel Suelo: 7pm, Village Books MUSIC Chuckanut Radio Hour: 7pm, Leopold Crystal Ballroom COMMUNITY Ski to Sea Block Party: 5pm, Boundary Bay 16 COMMUNITY Brewery ART ART Ski to Sea Carnival: 5-11pm, Bellis Fair Mall park- Wig Walk: 5pm, Spark Museum ing lot Ski to Sea Carnival: 5pm-12am, Bellis Fair Mall 15 parking lot GET OUT Volcano Presentation: 7:30pm, Backcountry Es- GET OUT STAGE STAGE sentials Nature Babies: 9:30-11am, Cornwall Park Tea Time Bike Tour: 3pm, Wonderland Tea 14 VISUAL ARTS Condom Fashion Show: 7pm, Viking Union, WWU VISUAL ARTS Final Friday Art Walk: 5-9pm, downtown La GET OUT Conner !-$4[05.y|.12] Art by the Lake: 6-8pm, Bloedel Donovan Com- munity Building 12 ONSTAGE Spring Festival of Plays: 7pm, Bellingham High School WORDS ./0-4[05.y}.12] Frankly Scarlet, You’re Dead!: 7:30pm, RiverBelle Theatre, Mount Vernon ONSTAGE 10 Doubles: 8pm, Upfront Theatre Frankly Scarlet, You’re Dead!: 7:30pm, RiverBelle Briseis: 8pm, iDiOM Theater Theatre, Mount Vernon Hits You Haven’t Heard Before!: 8pm and 10pm, Doubles: 8pm, Upfront Theatre Performing Arts Center, WWU Briseis: 8pm, iDiOM Theater CURRENTS CURRENTS Cops 911: 10pm, Upfront Theatre Cops 911: 10pm, Upfront Theatre 6 A Ninja Must Be Silent: 11pm, iDiOM Theater A Ninja Must Be Silent: 11pm, iDiOM Theater VIEWS VIEWS Looking for a hair-raising experience? If so, MUSIC MUSIC Folklife Festival: 11am-10pm, Seattle Center Folklife Festival: 11am-10pm, Seattle Center 4 take part in the 4th annual 2 *—featuring MAIL MAIL a Wig Walk, Wig Contest and after party— 2 happening May 25 in downtown Bellingham DO IT IT DO Vintage rides DO IT 2 will be on .12 23 display at the 2 ) .4[05.yz.12] VISUAL ARTS .07 05. Jeanne McGee Talk: 7:30pm, Chuckanut Brewery 22nd annual 21 # ONSTAGE Spring Festival of Plays: 7pm, Bellingham High Antique School /#0-.4[05.y{.12] MUSIC ONSTAGE Car Show Reitz, Spring, and Fuller: 7:30pm, Roeder Home Spring Festival of Plays: 7pm, Bellingham High School happening WORDS Briseis: 8pm, iDiOM Theater CASCADIA WEEKLY Ski to Sea Book Sale: 10am-6pm, Bellingham Good, Bad, Ugly: 8pm, Upfront Theatre Public Library The Project: 10pm, Upfront Theatre during Ski to 2 Heather Barbieri: 7pm, Village Books MUSIC Sea May 27 at COMMUNITY Mount Vernon High School Bands: 7pm, McIntyre Ski to Sea Carnival: 5-11pm, Bellis Fair Mall park- Hall ing lot Boulevard Park Chamber Music Concert: 7:30pm, Amadeus Project WORDS 30 Ski to Sea Book Sale: 10am-6pm, Bellingham Public Library FOOD COMMUNITY Ski to Sea Carnival: 11am-12am, Bellis Fair Mall 24 parking lot Ski to Sea Grand Parade: 12pm, downtown Bellingham B-BOARD FOOD Ski to Sea Breakfast: 8-11am, Bellingham 22 Senior Activity Center Anacortes Farmers Market: 9am-2pm, Depot FILM Community & Arts Center Community Meal: 10am-2pm, United Church of Ferndale 18 Bellingham Farmers Market: 10am-3pm, Depot Market Square MUSIC Cookie Walk: 2-4pm, Point Roberts Library Cast Iron Cooking Demo: 3:30-5pm, Larrabee State Park 16 ART ART VISUAL ARTS Studio Tour: 10am-5pm, throughout Lummi 15 Island Art by the Lake: 10am-5pm, Bloedel Donovan Community Building STAGE 14 .0)4[05.y~.12] MUSIC GET OUT Folklife Festival: 11am-10pm, Seattle Center Art of Jazz: 4-6:30pm, Amadeus Project MVHS Jazz Concert: 7pm, Lincoln Theatre, 12 Mount Vernon COMMUNITY WORDS Antique Car Show: 8am-3:30pm, Boulevard Park Fairhaven Festival: 10am-8pm, historic 10 Fairhaven Ski to Sea Carnival: 12-11pm, Bellis Fair Mall parking lot CURRENTS CURRENTS GET OUT 6 Ski to Sea: 7:45am, Mt. Baker to Bellingham Bay VISUAL ARTS VIEWS Seconds Sale: 10am, Good Earth Pottery 4 Studio Tour: 10am-5pm, throughout Lummi Island MAIL MAIL Art by the Lake: 10am-5pm, Bloedel Donovan Community Building 2 2 DO IT IT DO DO IT (*)4[05.y.12] MUSIC .12 Folklife Festival: 11am-9pm, Seattle Center 23 WORDS Open Mic: 7pm, Village Books .07 05. 21 Poetrynight: 8:30pm, Amadeus Project # COMMUNITY Remembrance Ceremony: 1-4pm, Moles Greena- cres Memorial Park, Ferndale VISUAL ARTS Art by the Lake: 10am-4pm, Bloedel Donovan Community Building CASCADIA WEEKLY 3 /0 .4[05.y.12] GET OUT Alpine Climbing Basics: 7pm, REI thisweek Contact Cascadia Weekly: E 360.647.8200 30 30 Editorial FOOD Editor & Publisher: Tim Johnson E ext 260 24 ô editor@ mail cascadiaweekly.com TOC LETTERS STAFF Arts & Entertainment B-BOARD Editor: Amy Kepferle Eext 204 Is disco dead? Not officially, but two of its primary purvey- ô calendar@ 22 22 ors permanently departed the dance floor this week, leaving cascadiaweekly.com the genre on life support. “Disco Queen” Donna Summer, FILM FILM Music & Film Editor: 63, lost a battle with lung cancer May 17, and the Bee Carey Ross Gees’ Robin Gibb, 62, passed away May 20 after a two-year Eext 203 18 struggle with colon and liver cancer. ô music@ cascadiaweekly.com MUSIC VIEWS & NEWS Production 16 4: Mailbag Art Director: Jesse Kinsman ART ART 6: Gristle & Views ô jesse@ 10: Last week’s news kinsmancreative.com 15 11: Police blotter, Index Graphic Artists: Stefan Hansen STAGE STAGE ô stefan@ ARTS & LIFE cascadiaweekly.com A story with stakes Send all advertising materials to 14 12: [email protected] 14: Marathon moments Advertising GET OUT 15: Trojan tales Account Executive: 16: Pottery’s place Scott Pelton 12 18: Memorializing music E360-647-8200 x 253 ô spelton@ 20: Clubs cascadiaweekly.com WORDS 22: Geriatric comedy Distribution 10 23: Film Shorts Frank Tabbita, JW Land & Associates REAR END ô distro@ cascadiaweekly.com CURRENTS CURRENTS 24: Bulletin Board, Sudoku SUPPORT JUDGE GRANT IN PRAISE OF A MARINA 6 Letters 25: Wellness Send letters to letters@ District Court Judge Dave Grant has an out- Should the Port of Bellingham’s marina mate- 26: Crossword cascadiaweekly.com. standing track record and is the best qualified rialize, it would moor approximately 350 boats VIEWS VIEWS candidate for Superior Court Judge. Judge Grant ranging from 36 to perhaps 100 feet. Yes, some Fuzz Buzz, P.11 * Free Will, P.27 * AB Crepes, P.30 27: Free Will Astrology cascadia REPORTING FROM THE HEART OF CASCADIA has served Whatcom County as District Court will be expensive yachts owned by the 1 per- WHATCOM SKAGIT ISLAND LOWER B.C. 4 4 {05.23.12}{#21}{V.07}{FREE} 28: Advice Goddess judge for the past seven years. As an attorney, I cent, but most are not. Moreover, the presence of MAIL MAIL MAIL 29: This Modern World, Tom the have appeared before Judge Grant for many tri- these new and larger vessels, rather than drain- Dancing Bug RIGHTEOUSEOOUSUS als and hearings. Judge Grant has every quality ing resources from the community, would signifi- 2 REVELRYRY people look for in a judge: he always listens care- cantly enhance employment for a number of lo- 30: Crepe carousing YOUR MEMORIAL WEEKENDEEKEND SOUNDTRACK,, P.18 DO IT IT DO fully and respectfully to both sides and makes cal small businesses. This employment is neither Mountain Runners: Inside Ski to Sea’s gnarly predecessor, P.14 The Gristle: The algebra of reconveyance, take two, P.6 :: Briseis: A new twist on an old war, P.15 fair and impartial rulings. “pie in the sky” nor Reaganesque “trickle down.” As a former police officer and prosecutor, it’s The economic impact is assured for a number of .12 COVER: Nicki Bluhm 23 will appear Sat., May no surprise Judge Grant has respect for the rule our existing local small businesses. 26 at the Shakedown. of law. However, he’s also very understanding The various businesses that will directly ben- and compassionate when justice requires. It’s efit from such a marina include: Marine mechan- ©2012 CASCADIA WEEKLY (ISSN 1931-3292) is published each Wednesday by .07 05. Cascadia Newspaper Company LLC. Direct all correspondence to: Cascadia Weekly a testament to Judge Grant’s impartiality that ics, riggers, marine electronics, canvas and sail 21 # PO Box 2833 Bellingham WA 98227-2833 | Phone/Fax: 360.647.8200 [email protected] both the Director of the Public Defender’s office makers, chandlery, haul out facilities, fuel docks, Though Cascadia Weekly is distributed free, please take just one copy. Cascadia and County Prosecutor Dave McEachran endorse grocery (these folks load up for long cruises), Weekly may be distributed only by authorized distributors. Any person removing papers in bulk from our distribution points risks prosecution Judge Grant. yacht brokers, and charter services, among oth- SUBMISSIONS: Cascadia Weekly welcomes freelance submissions. Send material to either the News Editor or A&E Editor. Manuscripts will be returned if you No other candidate has Judge Grant’s depth ers. Each of these services now exists on the include a stamped, self-addressed envelope.